Ardagh Glass Finance plc - Irish Stock Exchange

We are subject to various environmental and other legal requirements and may be subject to new
requirements of this kind in the future that could impose substantial costs upon us.
Our operations and properties in Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, The
Netherlands, Poland and Italy are subject to extensive international, EU, national, provincial, regional
and local laws, ordinances, regulations and other legal requirements relating to environmental
protection. Such laws and regulations which may affect our business include requirements regarding
remediation of contaminated soil, groundwater and buildings, water supply and use, water discharges,
air emissions, waste management, noise pollution, asbestos and other deleterious materials, generation,
storage, handling and transportation of hazardous materials, product safety and workplace health and
safety.
The scope of such laws and regulations varies across the different jurisdictions in which we
operate. Our operations and properties in Germany, the United Kingdom, the Nordic region, the
Benelux region, Poland and Italy must comply with the legal requirements in each jurisdiction, as well
as EU and international legal requirements. These requirements may have a material adverse effect on
our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We have incurred, and expect to continue to incur, costs for our operations to comply with such
legal requirements, and these costs could increase in the future. Environmental laws and regulations
that affect our business have become and are becoming increasingly stringent. We require a variety of
permits to conduct our operations, including operating permits such as those required under the EU
Directive on Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control, water and trade effluent discharge permits,
water abstraction permits, and waste permits. We are in the process of applying for, or renewing,
permits at a number of our sites. Failure to obtain the relevant permits, as well as non-compliance,
could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. If
we were to violate or fail to comply with these laws and regulations or our permits, we could be subject
to criminal, civil and administrative sanctions and liabilities, including substantial fines and orders.
Sites at which we operate often have a long history of industrial activities and may be, or have
been in the past, engaged in activities involving the use of materials and processes that could give rise
to contamination and result in potential liability to remediate, as well as claims for alleged damage to
persons or property. Liability may be imposed on us as owners, occupiers or operators of contaminated
facilities. These legal requirements may apply to contamination at sites that we presently own, occupy
or operate, or that we formerly owned, occupied or operated, or were formerly, owned, occupied or
operated by companies which we acquired. Regarding companies acquired by us, we cannot assure you
that our due diligence investigations identified or accurately quantified all material environmental
matters related to the acquired facilities. Furthermore, the closure of a site may accelerate the need to
investigate and remediate any contamination at the site.
Soil and groundwater contamination has been identified at a number of our sites and other sites
have been identified as sites which have potential for contamination. At certain sites, remediation work
has already been, or is currently being, undertaken, in consultation with regulatory authorities where
necessary. Should our operations cause environmental damage in the future or currently unknown
conditions be discovered, we may be required to undertake additional remedial measures. The costs
associated with remediation works can be substantial and could have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition and results of operations.
Asbestos is present, or may be present, at a number of our sites. It is possible that remediation
measures will be required. Remediation costs can be significant and could have a material adverse
effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our business is energy intensive, which results in the emission of products of combustion and the
high temperature oxidation of atmospheric nitrogen; i.e., sulphur dioxide, carbon dioxide and oxides of
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